Jack Burden

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A collection of article’s by RTB’s editor-in-chief.

Freddie Winter Returns to the Podium at Swiss Pro Slalom At Swiss Pro, Winter’s Comeback Steals the Spotlight May 7, 2025 On Sunday afternoon Freddie Winter climbed back onto a professional podium for the first time since the crash that nearly ended his career.
The Skiers: Craven, Jen Jen Craven’s The Skiers Reimagines Pro Water Skiing — Fictional Fame, Real Fun May 6, 2025 In a new novel, the world of professional slalom skiing gets the kind of glossy, tabloid-ready treatment usually reserved for tennis aces or Formula 1 stars.
Tristan Duplan-Fribourg Duplan-Fribourg Brothers Shine at First Masters Qualifier May 6, 2025 Tristan Duplan-Fribourg has returned to competitive water skiing in style after a life-threatening crash last season.
2025 Masters Water Ski Criteria Masters Revises Qualification Criteria—A Step Forward, for Some May 2, 2025 The shift gives deserving pros more breathing room—and a clearer path to one of the sport’s most prestigious stages.
Bill Yeargin to Step Down as CEO of Correct Craft Bill Yeargin to Step Down as CEO of Correct Craft May 1, 2025 Yeargin, who took the helm at Correct Craft in 2006 during a turbulent period, guided the company to unprecedented growth.
SWISS PRO SLALOM Stream It and They Will Come? April 27, 2025 The 2025 Swiss Pro Slalom has been downgraded from the Waterski Pro Tour due to insufficient prize money, raising broader questions about the sport's future.
NAUTIQUE WELCOMES WATERSKIERS ROBERT PIGOZZI AND PATO FONT TO THE TEAM Boat Deals Dry Up: Font, Pigozzi Out at Nautique April 23, 2025 Reigning world trick champion Patricio Font and Dominican slalom skier Robert Pigozzi appear to have parted ways with Nautique Boats
In the Gray Area: DEA Agent Chad Scott and downfall of the DEA New Orleans Task Force Chad Scott’s Story Resurfaces with #1 Bestseller April 20, 2025 A new book is bringing national attention back to a name familiar to many in the waterskiing world: Chad Scott.
Swiss Pro Tricks to Open 2025 Waterski Pro Tour Swiss Pro Tricks to Open 2025 Waterski Pro Tour April 14, 2025 For the third straight year, the Swiss Pro Tricks will kick off the season, and if recent history is any guide, this Central Florida showdown won’t be easing into anything.
Poland Renews Calls for Trick Score Revision Poland Renews Push for Trick Scoring Overhaul April 6, 2025 One of the sport’s most creative and technically gifted athletes, he has been increasingly vocal about the need for reform.
Robert Pigozzi slaloms at the Nautique Masters What Happened to Robert Pigozzi? The Rise and Fall of a Slalom Prodigy March 30, 2025 At his best, no one skied quite like the strapping Dominican, once the shining star of world slalom skiing.
IWWF Nears Tow Boat Decision Decision Looms on IWWF Tow Boat Contract March 15, 2025 This week, the IWWF Executive Board is expected to finalize its decision on the next official tow boat partner for the federation’s marquee events.